Toaster or toaster oven, simple vs. complex
On 2010/09/19
If all you want is toast a toaster is a better choice than a toaster oven. The toaster is the simpler appliance. It does the job it was designed to do. Sure the oven can bake a potato and reheat pizza, but it costs more, takes up more counter space [...]
Which way do you do it, your way or theirs?
On 2010/02/25
Where does your computer store your documents, photos, music and videos? The correct answer includes the full path. Do you know? Many of you do not. That is okay because you can read your documents, view your photos, listen to your music and watch your movies, even if you do not know where they are [...]
My very first blog post, The Curse of the New Computer, written four years ago, recounts my experience replacing a failed computer. I cursed Gates to an eternity of installing Microsoft software. Surely, no one who had experienced the frustrations of what Microsoft wrought and ran the company would allow it to [...]
Readability, a better way to read web pages
On 2009/03/17
Sometimes all we want to do is read the content on a web page. This can be frustrating when the page is cluttered with images, text, navigation tools and flash objects.
The Readability bookmarklet is a way to deal with this clutter. …
Hiding navigation elements – is this a good idea?
On 2009/03/12
I was recently surprised by inadvertlently pressing the Alt key when viewing Vista’s Windows Explorer window (the file manager). The menu toolbar appeared as if by magic.
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